Search - Protest the Hero :: Kezia

Impressive!

Bill Lumbergh | Initech | 02/26/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Believe the hype, and disregard any artifacts of image, because Protest The Hero can shred while playing some of the most original music to date. Something that may not be for everybody is Rody Walker's vocals, altering between falsetto-style singing and metalcore style singing, but if you approach it with an open mind, you'll realize that Rody has an impressive range and doesn't always sound one dimensional, which is pretty refreshing. The music they produce is basically impossible to pigeonhole, because while they may have some metalcore influence in there, it also gives a nod to technical metal and progressive metal as well while blending each influence into their complex songs. It reminds me what happens when you blend Misery Signals, Psychotic Waltz, and Atheist all in one. An impressive debut full-length, and make sure to check out "Fortress" as well."

Unbelievable!

John G. Strickland | Atlanta, GA | 11/23/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am only 3 songs into this album and am completely blown away. If you remember the feeling of your first listen to Metallica's Master of Puppets or Bodom's Follow the Reaper, where after each song you said to yourself it couldn't get any better, and yet it did. THIS is an album which does that. Absolutely phenomenal. I typically lean towards heavier, deeper vocals for my metal, but somehow this singer gives us a new perspective on metal, integrating a youthful, almost pop-like voice on top of brutally intelligent metal. Even more so, the album presents itself as not just a start and stop between each song, but a continuation upon one another. Every song moves so quickly through variations of tempo and melodies that by the time you have comprehended it, the next song has begun. This is truly a ground breaking album in our metal movement forward!! Bravo!

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